What is CVE-2026-41857?

CVE-2026-41857 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloudfoundry Bosh Cli, classified under CWE-78 IMPROPER NEUTRALIZATION OF SPECIAL ELEMENTS USED IN AN OS COMMAND ('OS COMMAND INJECTION'). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-41857?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cloudfoundry Bosh Cli

CVE-2026-41857

A compromised or malicious BOSH Director can execute arbitrary shell commands on the operator's workstation when the operator runs bosh ssh (or bosh scp/bosh logs -f) with default flags. Affected versions: BOSH CLI versions prior to 7.10.5.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cloudfoundry Bosh Cli — versions 0

References

security@vmware.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41857?: CVE-2026-41857 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cloudfoundry Bosh Cli, classified under CWE-78 IMPROPER NEUTRALIZATION OF SPECIAL ELEMENTS USED IN AN OS COMMAND ('OS COMMAND INJECTION'). CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-07-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-41857?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.